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Post by theblackferret on Dec 18, 2022 11:18:28 GMT
I know Ickenham wasn't the only station on the present network that was officially opened as a halt or a platform,a fact that was recorded on its' signboards at the time.
I'm interested in anyone's knowledge of such stopping places that were either:
a) scheduled to become part of the Underground but never did:-eg Mill Hill The Hale(was that ever designated halt or platform?) or Denham Golf Club Platform(was that ever included in Central Line extension plans?)
b) at some point mooted to be opened as a halt or platform on the more rural parts of the system but never actually opened at all.
Incidentally, there isn't really a standard definition for halt or platform status elsewhere except a general presumption facilities at such places would be limited compared to stations, though not necessarily the train services at them, nor even that they would be unstaffed.
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Post by stapler on Dec 18, 2022 11:35:27 GMT
Roding Valley was of course opened as a Halt after the New Works programme had been announced, but before the LPTB took control. Laings, who wanted to sell their new houses nearby, paid the LNER for it, and I daresay it cost less than much-trumpeted Beaulieu Park that Essex County Council are currently shelling out for....
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Post by Dstock7080 on Dec 18, 2022 12:12:02 GMT
I had thought that Park Royal and stations nearby were Halts when opened?
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Post by linus on Dec 18, 2022 17:33:54 GMT
According to IanVisits, Moor Park station was opened in May 1910 as a small halt called Sandy Lodge, for the next-door golf course.
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Post by t697 on Dec 18, 2022 18:53:37 GMT
Preston Road started as Preston Road Halt for Uxendon and Kenton. It was the other side of the road bridge from the current station. There's a concrete structure that I suspect was the base of stairs from platform up to street level.
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Post by Tom on Dec 18, 2022 19:34:20 GMT
There's a concrete structure that I suspect was the base of stairs from platform up to street level. Do you mean the Air Raid Shelter?
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Post by t697 on Dec 19, 2022 6:49:18 GMT
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